3rd Annual MN Salsa Fiesta with La Gran Charanga

Dozens of top local Latin music and dancers will come together for a talent lineup that includes musicians from Charanga Tropical, Malamanya, Salsa Del Soul, Sensacion Latina, and Salsabrosa. Dance showcases will include pros from acclaimed Social Dance Studio and fabulous rueda performance groups Minneami Salsa and Salsa De La Calle. Adding spice will be tarot card readings, face painting, and a live Cuban cigar roller!

Doors open at 7 p.m. with DJ Fatty spinning salsa hits. Bring your dancing shoes for a lively salsa lesson from one of Minnesota's leading instructors Rene Thompson, former lead dancer at La Tropicana in Havana, Cuba. At 8 p.m. beloved local band Malamanya takes the stage for a 1-hour set. Then the pro dancers perform and just before 10 pm mega-band La Gran Charanga takes the stage.